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Endoscopy 2010; 42(11): 944-949
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255795
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Endoscopic ultrasonography

C.  W.  Teshima1 ,  2 , J.  W.  Poley1
  • 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Publication Date:
11 November 2010 (online)

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Introduction

Exciting research with endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) was once again presented at this year’s Digestive Disease Week (DDW; 1 – 5 May 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA). As in recent years, the ever-increasing trend of expanding EUS beyond a diagnostic tool to an interventional and therapeutic device has continued. However, considerable attention remains on the imaging and tissue sampling aspects of EUS, with much focus on methods to enhance these diagnostic capabilities. In this review, abstracts of particular interest for both diagnostic and therapeutic EUS have been identified and summarized.

References

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  • 17 Varadarajulu S, Trevino J, Wilcox C M. et al . 354: Randomized trial comparing EUS and surgery for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB116
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  • 19 Berzin T M, Majumder S, Mahadevan A. et al . T1471: Comparison of EUS vs. surgery for placement of fiducials in patients with pancreatic cancer.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB285
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Additional references: Screening and staging

  • 20 Callaway J, Bryant A S, Cerfolio R J. et al . 683k: Minimally invasive selective sampling of abnormal PET scanning targets by EUS-FNA: does EUS-FNA improve clinical staging in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB132
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  • 21 Catalano M F, Landesman N, Hazan T. et al . T1448: Patients with suspected pancreatic cancer: importance of adjunctive FNA of pancreatic duct fluid, ascites and liver lesions.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB279-AB280
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  • 22 Choi J, Kim S G, Im J P. et al . T1515: Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound is not superior to conventional endoscopy for prediction of depth of tumor invasion in early gastric cancer.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB297
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  • 25 Gleeson F C, Clain J E, Rajan E. et al . W1146: Prospective evaluation of primary rectal cancer EUS FNA: the prognostic significance of lymph node location.  Gastroenterology. 2010;  138 Suppl 1 S-661
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  • 27 Harinck F, Poley J-W, Hooft Van J E. et al . T1463: Spontaneous resolvement of focal pancreatic lesions in EUS screening of individuals at high risk of pancreatic cancer.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB283-AB284
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  • 28 Pouw R E, Heldoorn N, Herrero L A. et al . T1506: Do we still need endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the work-up of patients with early esophageal neoplasia for endoscopic treatment? A retrospective analysis of 131 cases.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB295
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  • 31 Ishikawa T, Hirooka Y, Itoh A. et al . T1446: Pancreatic endocrine tumors: preoperative localization and differentiation of malignant versus benign by EUS combined with contrast-enhancement.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB279
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Additional references: Enhanced imaging methods

  • 32 Miyahara R, Hirooka Y, Nagaya T. et al . T1504: Endoscopic ultrasound elastography (EUS-EG) is useful to distinguish between gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and leiomyoma.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB294
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  • 33 Chin M W, Coss A, McLoughlin M. et al . T1470: Stylet use does not affect adequacy of specimen of pancreatic EUS FNA: a prospective, single blinded, randomized, control trial.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB285
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Additional references: Needles, stylets, and brushes

  • 34 Choi E R, Jang T H, Jang K T. et al . T1464: 25 G or 22 G needle, which is better for EUS-FNA for pancreatic tumor? Prospective randomized controlled trial.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB284
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  • 35 Ruiz-Obaldia J R, Giovannini M, Pesenti C. et al . T1495: EUS-guided pancreatic biopsies: comparison between 22 G and 25 G needles.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB292
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  • 36 Wani S B, Gupta N, Gaddam S. et al . T1473: Is the use of stylet during endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) worth the effort? A comparative study of EUS-FNA with and without a stylet.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB286
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  • 37 Ardengh J C, Coelho Neto D E, Coelho J FE. et al . T1431: The yield of the cell block obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesion.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB275
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Additional references: Post-sampling techniques to increase diagnostic yields

  • 38 Francisco P S, Gonda T A, Glick M P. et al . T1502: Performance characteristics of K-RAS and LOH mutation patterns in predicting mucinous pancreatic cyst histology.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB294
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  • 39 Kubiliun N, Levi J U, Fan Y-S. et al . M1438: EUS guided FNA with rescue fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB221
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  • 40 Reicher S, Boyar F Z, Albitar M. et al . M1448: FISH and Kras mutational analysis improves diagnostic yield of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB224
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  • 41 Abadia M A, Dot-Bach J, Peracaula M M. et al . T1465: EUS-guided cholangiography when endoscopic retrograde cholangiography failed: 6-year single center experience.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB284
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Additional references: Pancreaticobiliary access

  • 42 Fabbri C, Luigiano C, Polifemo A M. et al . T1435: EUS-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary ducts obstruction: a prospective study.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB276
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  • 43 Perez-Miranda M, De La Serna C, Diez-Redondo P. et al . 788i: Endo-sonography-guided cholangio-pancreatography (ESCP) as the primary approach for ductal drainage after failed ERCP.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB136
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  • 44 Shaikh S N, Azagury D E, Ryan M B. et al . M1585: A novel method of hemostasis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding using EUS-guided intravascular injection of a reverse phase polymer.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB261
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  • 45 Dimaio C J, Nagula S, Goodman K A. et al . M1445: EUS-guided placement of gold coil fiducials using a 22-Gauge needle.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB223
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Additional references: Interventional EUS

  • 46 Di Matteo F M, Margareth M, Rea R. et al . 788k: EUS-guided Nd:YAG laser ablation on normal pancreatic tissue: a pilot study in a pig model.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB136
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  • 47 Fabbri C, Luigiano C, Polifemo A M. et al . T1434: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) drainage with self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) in pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) and peri-pancreatic abscess (PPA): a prospective study.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB276
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  • 48 Kim J, Shah J N, Marson F, Binmoeller K F. T1459: Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid collection with covered self-expanding metal stents under EUS guidance.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB282
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  • 49 Lakhtakia S, Gupta R, Nagar A. et al . 788l: A randomized controlled trial comparing tapered catheter vs 6 Fr cystostome for safe EUS guided drainage of non-bulging pseudocyst with collaterals.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;  71 AB136-AB137
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J. W. PoleyMD 

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Erasmus MC University Medical Center

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Email: j.poley@erasmusmc.nl